女 (nǚ) — female
Definition
An adjective meaning 'female', used as a classifier-like prefix to describe a woman's role or job (e.g., 女老师 'female teacher'). Use 女人 for the noun 'woman' and 女儿 for 'daughter'.
adjective
female
Examples
- 女。Tā shì yí gè nǚ xué shēng.She is a female student.
- 女。Nà ge nǚ lǎo shī hěn hǎo.That female teacher is very good.
- 女。Wǒ men yǒu shí gè nǚ tóng xué.We have ten female classmates.
Origin
Pictograph六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíngA drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.
女 shows a woman with folded arms, kneeling or standing. In the modern form the figure faces right, and the small enclosed part is what is left of one arm.
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